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CHATTER Magazine – October 2026
The Food Issue
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Photos: Praise! Breakfast
The Scenic City Women's Network hosted its annual Praise! Breakfast again this year, with former Miss Universe and Christian entrepreneur Demi-Leigh Tebow as the speaker. Tebow started the "Unbreakable" campaign, which helps "educate, uplift and empower women all over the world," according to the Scenic City Women's Network's website. With approximately 670 people in attendance this year, this event supports and encourages women of faith and working women.
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Photos: The MAC Gala
McKamey Animal Center hosted a black-tie fundraiser gala at The Westin. The money raised went directly to the animal shelter in order to help in its efforts to save and rescue animals in the community — nearly 5,000 animals annually! Featuring a theme of "It's Electric!" this year, the event included a snuggle lounge with puppies and kittens to adopt, live and silent auctions and an after "pawty" for the attendees.
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Photos: On Point’s Love Wins Luncheon
The Wall Street Journal's bestselling author of five books, Emily P. Freeman was the keynote speaker for On Point's annual luncheon. Freeman also has a nationally ranked podcast, and her book "The Next Right Thing" has over 24 million downloads.
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Photos: Heard!
The Speech and Hearing Center in Chattanooga recently celebrated 71 years of serving the community by holding its annual fundraiser to bring awareness to what they do and how they help those affected by speech and hearing impairments. The Heard! event took place at the Chattanooga Whiskey Hall, with hors d'oeuvres catered by 1885 Grill and a silent art auction to help raise money for the organization. The Speech and Hearing Center is the only nonprofit in Chattanooga addressing communication impairments.
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Photos: Hart Gallery’s Extravaganza III, ‘Party With Picasso’
The Hart Gallery in Chattanooga held its third annual Extravaganza event, which was themed "Party with Picasso." Featuring Carolyn Kaufman and Van Jernigan as co-chairs, this event included food and fashion festivities as well as live and silent auctions where guests could bid on artwork, and all the proceeds were donated to artists in need. The Hart Gallery gives those who are homeless or struggling with mental or health issues a chance to sell their art.
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Photos: The Chattanooga Bach Choir’s Gala
This event was held to promote choral and orchestral music in Chattanooga. The choir's president, John Wigal, invited people to come out for "a celebratory gala event to support the Chattanooga Bach Choir, an organization that has brought outstanding choral music to our community for over 35 years." The gala included a cocktail reception with a gourmet buffet cooked by chefs from The Westin.
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Photos: Erlanger Foundation’s Believe Bash
Held at the Chattanooga Convention Center and sponsored by First Horizon Bank, the 8th annual Believe Bash had the theme "Paris: City of Lights" this year. The evening was a black-tie affair, and guests sipped on French 75 cocktails and enjoyed a French-inspired dinner while helping to raise over $1 million for the Children's Hospital at Erlanger. This was the most the Erlanger Foundation has ever succeeded in raising through this event.
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Stadium vendors’ expanded offerings are scoring big with sports fans
Hot dogs, peanuts and Cracker Jacks were about all that sports fans could enjoy at a ballgame back in the day. But how things have changed.
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The party before the party: Chattanoogans know how to tailgate
There's a reason the University of Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia combined only lost a total of two home games last year. Yes, they have great football teams, but it's also a testament to the environment created by their fans, who start the party outside their home stadium well before game time. For many tailgaters, it begins with a pair of basic desires: "I just love football, and I love drinking cold beer," Volunteers fan Brandon Calloway says. Other tailgaters, like Quincy Hamilton, aren't huge fans of the sport but love the social aspect. No matter the motivation, college football fans in the South know how to cultivate a home-field advantage, and there are several Chattanoogans more than happy to make weekend trips to get in on the action.
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7 things to do during football season other than watching the game
Many things happen in August that people can look forward to — the coming of autumn, the return of the pumpkin spice latte, kids going back to school. And for some, the holy grail of August is the start of football season, when fans flock to sports bars and stadiums to watch with pride as their shoulder-padded stars rush the field (or something to that effect).
